USALogistics Coordinator, Inbound
1 нед. назад
USA
transportation management systemfreight trackingshipment coordinationcost management
Manage and coordinate inbound ocean freight shipments ensuring timely delivery and cost control.
Обязанности
- Monitor ocean vessel arrivals, container availability, and rail schedules daily
- Track ocean freight booking releases and confirmations, and maintain key milestones in the transportation management system
- Maintain accurate transit times in the ERP to ensure receiving and planning teams have reliable arrival dates
- Assign container pickups to approved drayage partners
- Coordinate and schedule delivery appointments with warehouse receiving teams based on inbound capacity
- Serve as the primary point of contact for warehouse receiving teams, aligning inbound flow with dock capacity and resolving delivery questions
- Monitor port last free days and coordinate timely container pickup to minimize demurrage, per diem, and detention charges
- Report detention and demurrage charges and exposure, tracking causes and trends to support cost prevention
- Resolve logistics bottlenecks, including customs holds, gate congestion, and chassis shortages
- Prepare and distribute a daily inbound shipment summary highlighting arrivals, exceptions, and priorities
- Other duties as assigned, in accordance with training and qualifications
- Uphold the Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands Team Be open and honest
- Reach for excellence
- Act with responsibility
- Value the whole person
- Enjoy the journey
Другое
- Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and named one of Austin’s Top Workplaces year after year. We invest in exceptional people — with a team of over 800 and growing — fostering our employees’ careers and celebrating them at every step of the way. Four Hands is where passion meets purpose and where your next chapter begins.
- We’re on the lookout for a Logistics Coordinator to help keep our inbound ocean freight moving smoothly from origin ports to our distribution network. In this role, you’ll manage the day-to-day movement of ocean containers from vessel arrival through final delivery, coordinating with steamship lines, rail ramps, drayage partners, and warehouse teams along the way. You’ll play a key role in keeping shipments on schedule, managing transportation costs, and quickly resolving issues that could impact delivery. If you’re highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this role is a great opportunity to make a direct impact on how we move product.
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field
- 1–3 years of experience in ocean import logistics, drayage coordination, or port operations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and transportation management systems
- Strong understanding of port terminal operations, steamship lines, rail ramps, and chassis pools
- Excellent multitasking, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to stay organized and make quick decisions in a fast-paced environment